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'To me, pictures are beautiful when they are unusual, and these are no different.'

He captured the images near his home in Crepy-en-Valois, near Paris in France, using a special lens designed for astrophotography.

Mr Lebrigand, an electrician's mate, said: 'It was a still night and the moon was rising, almost full. I find it fascinating that the planes appear so close to the Moon, but yet so far - much like we are on Earth, in relation to the rest of the Universe'

Mr Lebrigand said: 'It was a still night and the moon was rising, almost full. I find it fascinating that the planes appear so close to the Moon, but yet so far - much like we are on Earth, in relation to the rest of the Universe'

He said: 'What I've managed to capture is more or less what one would see with a telescope.'

He used a Canon EOS 500D and an i-Nova EDTF 102 Triplet optical instrument.

Mr Lebrigand added: 'These photos are unusual and difficult to make but I enjoy it as I am a devoted observer of the sky.

'It fascinates me. As I watched the planes, I thought about all the different people on board, flying all those miles above earth.'

The photos show Airberlin and Condor planes. Mr Lebrigand used a Canon EOS 500D and an i-Nova EDTF 102 Triplet optical instrument to capture the astonishing images